Job Description

Role: Business Analyst III -

Business Systems Analyst

Salary budget: Up to USD$ 3455 / R 62,000 per month

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Working mode

:

Remote/

Work From Home (required to travel to Cape Town, South Africa especially first 3 months and thereafter once in while when required)

Note

: Travel cost will be borne by Company

Experience required

: 7 years of experience

Employment type: Contract more than 12 months renewable (long term 2-5 years project)

Summary of Job

:

Envision, plan, design and coordinate the implementation of systems and processes that provide strategically aligned business value.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

1. Technical (65%)

Assess business needs utilizing a structured requirements process (elicitation, gathering, analyzing, documenting, and managing changes) to assist in identifying business priorities and advises on options.

Compile, define, and communicate business requirements and functional specifications for the implementation of business solutions.

Analyze business processes and procedures to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities for improvements.

Develops user test cases and system integration testing and validates test

2. Stakeholder Management (10%)

Foster and maintain superb communication between team members and business units

3. Management (10%)

Maintain business unit backlog management processes

Maintain the stability of all systems for which you are responsible and/or that your business units rely on

4. Business (10%)

Understand the domain(s) for which you will be responsible.

Work closely with functional business units to achieve strategic priorities through the implementation or refinement of business systems and processes.

Proactively seek opportunities for automation or scale within the business.

Establishes and maintains a good working relationship with business units in order to provide effective solutions to their problems

Manage ambiguity and dependencies around business requirements.

5. Personal (5%)

Focus on continuous self-improvement.

Build and maintain a mutually respectful relationship with fellow team members

Education and Experience:

At least 4 years+ ICT job-related experience of which 1+ years should be as a Business and/or Systems Analyst.

Very good communication skills required.

A good understanding of a wide variety of technologies. Previous technical experience preferred.

Experience and certification in process thinking (Lean, KanBan, 6-Sigma, etc.) preferred.

Experience leveraging Software as a Service to achieve business value delivery.

Proficient in SQL, MySQL.

Exposure to Project Management best practices and processes advantageous.

IT framework certifications (ITIL, COBIT, etc.) advantageous.

Experience in Process Mapping and Improvement (UML, BPMN 2.0).

Demonstrated analytical skills, including aptitude towards problem identification, resolution, comprehension and interpretation of technical procedures.

Interpersonal/relationship building skills with technical and business personnel.

Ability to manage time and prioritization of workload.

Ability to work in a team within a diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment.

Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.

Degree in ICT Related field preferred.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: R38000,00 - R41600,00 per month

Application Question(s):

Do you have IT framework certifications (ITIL, or COBIT, etc.) ? Do you need Employer to provide you a work pass to work in South Africa? Why do you think you are good fit for this role? Which are the skills/ certification/ work experience you have that matched the JD? What is your minimum expected salary per month in South Africa currency?
Education:

Bachelors (Preferred)
Experience:

Process Mapping and Improvement (UML, BPMN 2.0): 4 years (Required) SQL, MySQL: 5 years (Preferred) Business Analyst: 4 years (Preferred)
Language:

English (Required) Afrikaans (Preferred) Zulu (Preferred)
License/Certification:

IT framework certifications (ITIL, COBIT, etc.) (Preferred)
Location:

Cape Town, Western Cape (City of Cape Town) (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:

50% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person